Firearms at a statewide gun buyback in 2018.

The fierce debate over gun laws in America has been reignited in the wake of a pair of mass shootings in the last two weeks — one that left 10 people dead at a Buffalo supermarket and another 10 days later that left 21 people dead, including 19 children, at a Texas elementary school.

The incident have also sparked Gov. Phil Murphy to renew his push for state lawmakers to pass a new slate of bills to further tighten New Jersey’s already strict firearm laws.

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